Christopher John McCabe (born 20 October 1967) is a British scientist and novelist. He is Professor of Molecular Endocrinology at the University of Birmingham and writes novels under the pseudonyms John McCabe and John Macken.[1][2][3][4]
He was born in Vancouver to English parents who were originally from Yorkshire. The family later returned to England and settled in Somerset.[5]
Publications
editNovels as "John McCabe"
edit- Stickleback (1998)
- Paper (2000)
- Snakeskin (2001)
- Big Spender (2003)
- Herding Cats (2004)
Novels as "John Macken"
edit- Dirty Little Lies (2007)
- Trial by Blood (2008)
- Breaking Point (2009)
- Control (2011)
References
edit- ^ University of Birmingham. Professor Chris McCabe
- ^ Rohn, Robin (13 July 2006). "Discouraged by science? Try writing". The Scientist
- ^ Times Higher Education (1 April 2005). "Whodunnit? It was probably this scientist..."
- ^ Muthalaly, Shonali (19 October 2005). "The Science of humour". The Hindu
- ^ Grimley, Terry (29 October 1998). "Interview: John McCabe - Science of writing a best-seller". The Birmingham Post; accessed 4 July 2017.
External links
edit- McCabe, Chris (5 February 2004). "A mission to sex up scientese". The Guardian